Allyne R. Ross
Allyne R. Ross | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| Assumed office April 5, 2011 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office September 29, 1994 – April 5, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | I. Leo Glasser |
| Succeeded by | Margo Kitsy Brodie |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York | |
| In office 1986–1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 5, 1946 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Wellesley College (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Allyne Ronna Ross[1] (born April 5, 1946) [2] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Early life and education
[edit]Born in New York City, Ross received a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College in 1967 and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1970. She was a staff attorney to the Boston Legal Assistance Project from 1970 to 1971, and was in private practice of law in New York City from 1971 to 1976. She was an attorney in the United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York, from 1976 to 1986, and was an assistant United States attorney from 1976 to 1983. She was in the Appeals Division from 1983 to 1986. She was a United States magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York from 1986 to 1994.[3][4]
Federal judicial service
[edit]On July 22, 1994, Ross was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York vacated by Judge I. Leo Glasser who assumed senior status on July 1, 1993. Ross was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received her commission on September 29, 1994. She assumed senior status on April 5, 2011.[3]
Personal life
[edit]At the time of her nomination, she was married to her husband Joel Henry Goldberg. The couple have one child and lived in Scarsdale, New York.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, August 17, 18, 25; September 14 and 21, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1996. p. 613.
- ^ "Submissions for the Record". babel.hathitrust.org. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
- ^ a b Allyne R. Ross at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ a b "President Names Three U.S. District Judges For New York". whitehouse.gov. July 22, 1994. Archived from the original on January 20, 2001. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Allyne R. Ross at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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